Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 11:2-4

2Andוַֽיְהִ֖יvay.HiH1961as people journeyedבְּנָסְעָ֣םbe.na.se.'AmH5265eastwardמִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924,they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֥וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672a plainבִקְעָ֛הvik.'AhH1237in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Shinarשִׁנְעָ֖רshin.'ArH8152and settledוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

3And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453, “Comeהָ֚בָהHa.vahH3051,let us makeנִלְבְּנָ֣הnil.be.NahH3835bricksלְבֵנִ֔יםle.ve.NimH3843and bake themוְנִשְׂרְפָ֖הve.nis.re.FahH8313thoroughlyלִשְׂרֵפָ֑הlis.re.FahH8316.”So they usedוַתְּהִ֨יva.te.HiH1961brickהַלְּבֵנָה֙ha.le.ve.NahH3843instead of stoneלְאָ֔בֶןle.'A.venH68,and tarוְהַ֣חֵמָ֔רve.Ha.che.MarH2564הָיָ֥הha.YahH1961instead of mortarלַחֹֽמֶר׃la.Cho.merH2563.

4“Comeהָ֣בָה׀Ha.vahH3051,”they saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “let us buildנִבְנֶה־niv.neh-H1129for ourselvesa cityעִ֗יר'IrH5892with a towerוּמִגְדָּל֙u.mig.DalH4026that reachesוְרֹאשׁ֣וֹve.ro.ShoH7218to the heavensבַשָּׁמַ֔יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064,that we may makeוְנַֽעֲשֶׂה־ve.na.'a.seh-H6213a nameשֵׁ֑םShemH8034for ourselvesand notפֶּן־pen-H6435be scatteredנָפ֖וּץna.FutzH6327overעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of allכָל־khol-H3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

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